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Seeking connections between counties By Kathy Steele ksteele@lakerlutznews.com

Pasco County planners hope a study will point the way to consensus on whether to open more north/south roads that link Pasco and Hillsborough counties. More than 100 people attended a public meeting on the topic on April 18 at PascoHernando State College, off Mansfield Boulevard.

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The boulevard dead-ends at the county line, just before reaching Kinnan Street, a two-lane, divided roadway in New Tampa, on Hillsborough’s side of the dividing line. Connecting the two is one of three road projects that the study will consider over the next six months. Consultants with AECOM also will look at the potential for southern extensions of Meadow Pointe Boulevard and Wyndfields Boulevard that would link with existing and future roads in

the K-Bar ranch development in Hillsborough. Opening up Mansfield and Kinnan drew largely negative reviews from Pasco residents, specifically those living in Meadow Pointe subdivisions. “More through roads will be needed,” said Meadow Pointe resident Michael Kaufman.“I’m not against development. See CONNECTIONS, page 15A

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North Pointe Church’s grand opening weekend WHEN: May 20, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Grand opening community barbecue May 21, 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. – Official grand opening services WHERE: North Pointe Church, 19862 Amanda Park Drive, Lutz COST: Free

North Pointe Church, which has seen much change since forming more than a dozen years ago, finally is getting a permanent home. The church, which most recently has been meeting at Sunlake High School, plans a soft opening for its new location in early May. It plans a free community getting-toknow-you barbecue on May 20, followed by its official grand opening services on May 21. The church had its formal groundbreaking on April 10 of last year, in hopes of completing the project in plenty of time for services on Easter. But, as often happens, construction

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didn’t go quite as quickly as planned, said senior pastor Steve Wells.The requirement to install a 30,000-gallon water tank to provide fire protection for the property caused most of the delay, he said. The church’s new home, at 19862 Amanda Park Drive, is on a 33-acre site off

County Line Road in Lutz. “We’re finally putting down roots.That’s a big deal for a church that’s been portable for 12 years,” Wells said. “We believe that God is planting us here.” The church began meeting in 2004, in the auditorium at Wharton High School, as a church planted by Belmont Church of Temple Terrace. It became its own church the following year. It moved from Wharton to a warehouse space in Land O’ Lakes in 2008, then moved again in 2015 to Sunlake High in Land O’ Lakes, where it is meeting now. Its membership grew from 40 when it started to 300 now. It draws worshippers from as far west as Odessa, as far east as Zephyrhills, as far north as San Antonio, and as far south as Thonotosassa. The 12,000-square-foot worship center which is approaching completion doesn’t look like a church — and that’s intentional, Wells said. The pastor foresees the building being used for all sorts of gatherings, including live performances, corporate recognition parties, team building exercises and so on. See CHURCH, page 15A

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With funding secured for a new community park in Carrollwood Village, the next step is finalizing the project’s conceptual design. The 50-acre Carrollwood Village Community Park is set to replace the Dale Mabry Wastewater Treatment Plant once it goes offline, and the land is converted to a green space. The property is situated west of North Dale Mabry Highway, south of West Village Drive in the Greater Carrollwood Area. The current total park project budget is $6.5 million, including $400,000 in impact fees and $6.1 million in financing. The land KEVIN WEISS transfer from the Shown here is a conceptual design for the 50-acre Carrollwood Village Community Park. An open house was Hillsborough County Public Utilities Department held April 18 at the Carrollwood Cultural Center to generate additional feedback on the project. is currently estimated at $1 million to $1.5 million. The county is retiring the 40-year-old in over several years, beginning with the included an April 18 open house at the plant because of increasing operation and Design Build Procurement Phase, now un- Carrollwood Cultural Center. maintenance costs; the plant’s workload will derway. Dozens of residents attended, providing be transferred to the Northwest Regional That involves the construction of a new comments, filing out notecards, and asking Water Reclamation Facility off South Mobley pump station, a reclaimed water outfall, questions on proposed use and amenity opRoad. odor-control equipment and an electrical tions. The decommissioning of the plant is ex- building. The meeting served as a follow-up to a pected to be complete sometime next As Phase I ramps up, the Hillsborough gathering in September 2015, where parks spring. County Parks and Recreation Department is See PARK, page 15A In the meantime, the park will be phased still gathering input on the project, which


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